A silly little ditty, but thanks to Catherine for providing a little push/help to write more! And share more.

In Toyland the dolls were arranging their frocks,
Which chapeau, which coiffure, would they choose?
The mechanical toys with their gears and their clocks
Were at work on the roadsters they’d use.
It was off to the park,
Not afraid of the dark
Were the toys of East Emerson Lane.
As they waddled along
Singing song after song
You might hear this delightful refrain:
We’ve got shovels and pails
Little tents and hot snails
And delectable tasties and sweets!
Never fear the earthworm
Or the big-bellied germ
Cause freedom’s enough of a treat!
So night after night
You would see this strange sight
As they caravanned off to the sea.
Unfettered, awake
Eating pickles and cake
Shouting oh ‘tis so good to be free!

Thank you, Catherine. It was fun to write and happy you and Julie like it. It just sort of flowed…..sometimes I suprise myself, but just decided to go with the flow!! Your Toy Town traffic lights were my original inspiration. And then I had to find a way to include those delectable gummy worms!! And those cars. What kid could resist those!!! This was fun!

I liked your first one “The traffic lights at Toy Town were on strike.” I always wondered what would happen to a city if Traffic Control suddenly lost power and the lights malfunctioned. I know in Canada, not sure about the states, any crossing with bad lights automatically turns into a 4-way stop.

I’ve never been in a big city where that’s happened, but I’ve had it a lot in small towns. it’s so confusing and I’m a ditherer on a good day lol. I’ll never forget the driving test when I thought I couldn’t make it in time then changed my mind. No wonder that instructor had medication for his nerves :)